Cigarette case



June 14, 1932. w, BLACKBURN 1,863,082

CIGARETTE GAS E Filed May 20, 1929 2. Sheets-Sheet l yghwlfk June 14, 1932. e. w. BLACKBURN C IGARETTE CASE Filed May 20, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5a iffi/aafiar/z Z, k Qua. jfzarrzejyi Patented June 14, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GUY W. BLACKBURN, OI ELGIN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T FRED W. GUSIE, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS CIGARETTE CASE Application filed May 20, 1929. Serial No. 364,424.

My invention relates to improvements in is a release button adapted to work on the cigarette cases and has for one object to prospring to release the latch. A is a spring vide a new and improved form of cigarette engaging the cover adapted normally to case wherein the package in which the cigayieldingly urge it into the open position.

rettes are originally shipped may be closely The case snugly fits the package adapted held and wherein such package after it has to be contained within it. As illustrated the been placed in the cigarette case may be autodevice is applied to a cigarette package. The matically opened for dispensing cigarettes. cigarettes B are contained within a paper Another object is to provide a cigarette case receptacle having side walls 13 and an end 10 which will contain the cigarette package and piece B this end piece projecting just above which will have associated with it means for the upper end of the case when the package severing the end of the package on three sides is seated in it. Slidably mounted in the and tearing back the unsevered side to expose pivoted cover are two end slides B B and the cigarettes for a suflicient distance ina side slide B These slides may be with- 15 Wardly from their exposed ends to make it drawn as indicated or forced home as indieasy to withdraw them from the package. cated by means of flanges B B which pro- Another object is to provide a cigarette case ject far enough above the end of the cover which will hold the cigarettes in the packto be easily grasped. These slides are inteage, open the package and which will hold riorly enlarged as indicated so as to limit 20 the package and cigarettes in proper relatheir withdrawal from the cover. Associated tion during us Othe object will a ar with the two slides B B are knife blades from time to time throughout the specifica- B B", these knives being sharply pointed tion and laim and associated with the slide B is a ser- My invention is illustrated more or less rated knife B. These knives by virtue of 25 diagrammatically in the accompanying their mounting on the slides are positioned drawings whereinjust under the inner wall of the cover, there Figure 1 i a front levation; being sufficient clearance between them and Figure 2 is a side elevation; the cover to receive the end of the package Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 as indicated. When the package is assembled 9 showing the cover open; 111 the case with the parts in the position Fig re 4 i a. la i w with ver Opened shown, for lnstance in Figure 4, if the cover and cutting knives withdrawn; 18 then closed over the case the slides and Figure 5 is a. r versed i w f th v r associated knives may be forced home penewith knives withdrawn; trating and severing three of the side walls 35 Fi 6 i it l i ith Cover l d of the package and holding the end of the and k i i t d i th l d iti package snugly between the knives and the Figure 7 is a plan view with cover opened underslde of the cover.

and kniv i th inner iti There is no knife on the hinge side of Figur 8 i a tion al th li 8-8 the cover. The wall of the case is cut away of Figure 1; down as far as the hinge so that when the 9 Fig 9 i a ti along th li 9 9 COVeIdS opened the end of the case being of Figure 8. held in the cover. Rotation of the cover Lik a t are i di t d b lik characters causes tearlng of the side wall of the package throughout, adjacent the unsevered portion of the end so A is a receptacle or housing having an open as to leave a clearance inwardly from the 9 end closed by a hinged cover A the pivot end of the receptacle down to the hinge so axis of-the hinge A being located at a point that cigarettes and the like may be easily below theopen end of the case. A is a seized for withdrawal.

latch mounted on a spring A adapted to The use and operation of my device are look the cover in position on the case. A as follows: I

The hinged cover of the case is open. The assembled cigarette package is inserted in the case and the cover is closed. The three cutting blades will be withdrawn before the cover is closed and when the cover is closed will be forced inwardly cutting orsevering the side of the package immediately beneath the closed end on three sides. This serves to hold the severed end of the package in place on the cover. Then sincethe cover is pivoted slightly below the end of the case and below the end of the package when the cover is opened, this will tend to tear back the unsevered side of the p'ackagefor a short distance exposingthe sides of the cigarettes along the unsevered side of the package for a short distance downwardly from their ends and providing a convenient place where the cigarettes may be seized for withdrawal from the case. The severed partially torn off end of the package will be retained in the case during'use thus serving to perinanently posit-ion the wrapper or package in the case and permitting continued use of the end as a packing or closure for the package so as to cushion'the cigarettes and tend to maintain them in the same condition that they were when the package was open. This packing or cushioning efiect also prevents leakage of tobacco fragments, dust and the like from the case into the pocket of the user.

Whilethis invention is primarily intended for use in connection with cigarette packages, it is obvious that the device may be applied and used with any type of paper or fabric package which canbe fitted into a case, the end of which can be severed so that the end in the pivoted cover may be used as a closure to retain material while being used, dispensed or stored. The invention might be applicable to breakfast foods, salt packages, packages containing loose tobacco, sugar, chemicals and the like.

I claim: A Y Y 1. A receptacle adapted to contain a closed severable package, a pivoted latched cover for one end thereof, means mounted in the cover for severing the end of the package on three sides thereof and for gripping the severed end in the cover, the cover being hinged at a point below the end of the receptacle whereby when the cover is opened after severing the end of the package, the side of the package adjacent t e unsevered portion will be torn back a short distance.

7 on three sides thereof and for gripping the severed end in the cover, said means comprising knives mounted in the cover, said lilllVBS being adapted to be wlthdrawn when the package is first inserted in the receptacle to clear the cover and adapted to be forced inwardly through the side walls of the package immediately beneath the end to hold and grip the severed end in position in the cover.

3. In combination, a receptacle adapted to receive a severable package, a pivoted closure for the open end of the receptacle, slides mounted for reciprocation in the closure and held within limits of reciprocation, knives mounted on the slides adapted when the slides are in their outermost position to clear the package and adapted when the slides are in their innermost position to penetrate the package and grip the end thereof between their upper surfaces and the underside of the cover. V

4. A receptacle adapted to contain a closed severable package, a pivoted latched cover for one end thereof, means mounted in the cover for severing the end of the package, and for gripping the severed end in the cover, including a knife slidable in the cover at a level below the top of the package, said knife being adapted to confine the top of the package between itself and the cover, after the severing of the top. 1 7

5. A receptacle adapted to contain a closed severable package, a pivoted latched cover for one end thereof, means mounted in the cover for severing the end of the package, and for gripping the severed end in the cover, including a knife slidable in the cover at a level below the top of the package, said knife being adapted to confine the top of the package between itself and the cover, after the severing of the top, the cover being hinged at a point below the end of the receptacle, whereby when the cover is opened after severing the end of the package, the side of the package adjacent the unsevered portion will be drawn back a short distance.

6. The structure of claim 4 characterized by the employment of means for holding the cover normally in closed position.

7. The structure of claim 4 characterized by theemployment of .means for normally holding the cover in closed position, and yielding means foropening the cover when the closing means are released.

8. A receptacle adapted to contain a closed package of cigarettes having a severable wrapper, said receptacle having an openable cover for one end thereof, meansassociated with the cover for partially severing the wrapper in a plane transverse to the long axes of the cigarettes and adjacent'theends of the cigarettes and for gripping and holding the partially severed end of the wrapper in the cover, whereby the said ends of the cigarettes will be exposed for convenient access and axial removal when the cover is'open.

9. A receptacle adapted to contain a closed package of cigarettes having a severable wrapper, said receptacle having an openable cover for one end thereof, means for partially severing the wrapper in a. plane transverse to his the long axes of the cigarettes and adjacent the ends of the cigarettes and for gripping and holding the partially severed end of the wrapper in the cover, whereby the said ends of the cigarettes will be exposed for convenient access and axial removal when the cover is open.

10. A receptacle adapted to receive a closed package of cigarettes having a severable wrapper, a cover for one end of said receptacle, and means associated with the cover for partially severing the wrapper in a. transverse plane between the ends of the cigarettes adjacent the cover and that portion of the wrapper which normally overlies said ends of the cigarettes, and for gripping and holding the partially severed end of the wrapper in the cover, whereby the said ends of the cigarettes are uncovered and exposed for convenient access and removal when the cover is open.

11. A receptacle adapted to receive a closed package of cigarettes having a severable wrapper, a cover for one end of said receptacle, and means associated with the cover for partially severing the wrapper in a transverse plane between the ends of the cigarettes adjacent the cover and that portion of the wrapper which normally overlies said ends of the cigarettes, and for gripping and holding the partially severed end of the Wrapper in the cover, whereby the said ends of the cigarettes are uncovered and exposed for convenient access and removal when the cover is open, said cover being pivoted along an axis transverse to the axes of the cigarettes along a plane below the end of the package opposed to the cover, whereby when the cover is opened after severing the end of the package, the upper edge of the side of the package adjacent an unsevered portion will be torn downwardly a short distance.

Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 15th day of May, 1929.

GUY W. BLACKBURN. 

